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Dr. Anna Ruth Moorhead Best, MD

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Lake Charles, LA · enumerated 2010.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Anna Ruth Moorhead Best

Credential MD

Sex Female

Practice address 1701 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601

Phone (337) 494-3195

Fax (337) 470-4051

Enumeration date Jun 18, 2010

Last updated in NPPES Mar 13, 2025

Taxonomy & licenses

207ZP0102X Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License BP10037258 (TX) Secondary

207ZP0102X Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License MD.301250 (LA) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
13766775	Other	LA	CAQH
2421778	Medicaid	LA	-

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2025-03-13.